Bishop pleads guilty to refusing breathalyzer

RHODE ISLAND
ABC 6

Dee DeQuattro
ddequattro@abc6.com

Bishop Robert McManus of the Worcester Catholic Diocese pleaded guilty to the civil violation of refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test in the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal Tuesday morning.

McManus was given the minimum sanctions for a first time including a 6-month license suspension, 10 hours community service, DUI school and mandatory fines.

Earlier this month McManus pleaded not guilty to charged of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident in District Court.

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